**Best Vodka Cocktails for a 4th of July Party Celebration

For parties on the 4th of July, here are some American-themed drink recipes containing vodka. Recipes are all from webtender.com. Alabama, Arizona, and Hawaii are all states, and Liberty is one of the things we're celbrating on the 4th of July. So, all of these drinks have a place at your Independence Day party. People will be impressed that you went through the effort of getting drinks that fit the theme, too.

Alabama Riot
Ingredients:
2 oz Southern Comfort
1 oz Peppermint schnapps
1 oz Vodka
8 oz Fruit punch
1 oz Lime juice
Mixing instructions:
Pour fruit punch and ice into a glass, add southern comfort, peppermint schnapps and vodka. Stir. Finish with lime juice.

Arizona Twister
Ingredients:
1 shot Vodka (Absolut)
1 shot Malibu rum
1 shot Gold tequila (Cuervo)
1 splash Orange juice
1 splash Pineapple juice
1 splash Cream of coconut
1 dash Grenadine
crushed Ice
1 wedge Pineapple
Mixing instructions:
Just mix in the shots of rum, vodka, and tequila. Add splashes of the three juices, heavy on the pineapple. Top off with grenadine. Crushed ice should already be in glass. Top off the glass with a pineapple wedge.

Hawaiian Punch
Ingredients:
1/2 oz Amaretto
1/2 oz Vodka
1/2 oz Rum
1/2 oz Creme de Banane
2 oz Orange juice
2 oz Pineapple juice
1 1/2 oz Grenadine
Mixing instructions:
Pour over ice, (grenadine last), and stir.

Liberty Blue Champagne
Ingredients:
1 oz Vodka
1/4 oz Lemon juice
1 dash Grand Marnier
1 dash Blue Curacao
Mixing instructions:
Shake first 4 ingredients over ice and strain in sugar rimed champagne flute. Fill with champagne.

For serving ideas, try red white and blue glasses, red white and blue umbrellas, food coloring (where appropriate) and maybe mini flag stirrers. You can get 4th of July party favors and decorations at any store right now. Trays for glasses can be themed as well. Plastic cocktail glasses aren't hard to come by, and can be painted as well. If you want to be more formal on a budget, check thrift stores for glassware, and you may luck out. For a fun game, attach numbers to the bottoms of the glasses and have door prizes.